He warmed up the entire group with "Search Me Oh God" and worked with 2 competition songs: Sleep and Chariots.
Dr. Sano gave them some valuable lessons to put in their bag of choral knowledge. He taught the group that music has shape and the top three things to take away were: Find the note in your head, get there fast, hold the note until the next vowel change. He ran them through some challenging rhythmic exercises and when he was done, Chariots was brilliantly executed by our students.
Despite the kids being so tired, they were engaged in the session and responded quickly and positively to each set of instructions. Dr. Sano was impressed with the group's flexibility and I think he actually had fun!
We ate lunch on the Stanford campus before taking off to the Golden Gate Bridge.
It spans 1.5 miles and most of us took the trek across. It was windy but not uncomfortable. The view was spectacular! May 27, 2012 marks the 75th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge.
We had a nice dinner at Fog Harbor restaurant on pier 39. I'm always surprised how well a staff can work to feed so many people at one time. To thank the staff, we sang "Lord Bless." It pretty much stopped the eating crowd as they listened to such a beautiful benediction. As a parent of a senior, this song gets harder and harder to listen to. As I looked around at other parents, I'm not alone.
The group was released with boundaries at Bay Street, Polk Street, and Pier 39, and the bay itself.
After bidding the bay area farewell, our tired, but happy crew boarded the redeye and headed back to Indy.
It was a memorable trip. For the seniors an awesome ending to high school; for the Freshman an awesome look forward to their high school career.
Our students were superb in every aspect and represented Heritage Christian School in a manner that would make every parent want to chaperone another spring break trip. :)
In closing, here is the group photo taken back stage at Disney Land. Happy Easter, everyone.
He Is Risen!
Thanks Penny!
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